| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 739 | 157.0 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1145 | 873 | 131.2 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1205 | 1049 | 114.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1154 | 911 | 126.7 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1016 | 936 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 985 | 996 | 98.9 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 912 | 995 | 91.7 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1094 | 1090 | 100.4 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 863 | 1333 | 64.7 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 812 | 1424 | 57.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 39 | Princes Park | H | +18.9 | 2/10 | -0.1 | +19 | +2.0 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 23 | Brunswick St | A | +20.9 | 2/10 | +5.0 | +16 | +0.7 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 9 | East Melbourne | A | +21.6 | 2/10 | +29.6 | -8 | -0.1 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | COL | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +21.5 | 2/10 | -2.4 | +24 | -2.5 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | MEL | 8. | 2 | 50 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +19.0 | 3/10 | -6.9 | +26 | -3.2 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | STK | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 40 | Princes Park | H | +15.8 | 3/10 | -24.7 | +41 | -0.1 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 03 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | RIC | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 69 | Punt Rd | A | +15.8 | 3/10 | -11.8 | +28 | +4.1 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 18 | Princes Park | H | +19.9 | 3/10 | +22.6 | +9 | +0.9 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | UNI | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | A | +20.8 | 2/10 | -31.4 | +52 | -3.3 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | GEE | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 19 | Corio Oval | A | +17.5 | 3/10 | +5.6 | +12 | -3.1 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FIT | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | +14.4 | 3/10 | -2.6 | +17 | -1.2 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | ESS | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 43 | Princes Park | H | +13.2 | 3/10 | +21.8 | -9 | +5.2 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | COL | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | A | +18.3 | 2/10 | +2.9 | +15 | +0.8 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 4. | 18 | 42 | v | MEL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | +19.1 | 2/10 | -1.8 | +21 | -1.6 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | STK | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | A | +17.5 | 2/10 | -8.5 | +26 | -2.3 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | RIC | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 9 | Princes Park | H | +15.2 | 2/10 | -26.1 | +41 | -3.2 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +12.0 | 2/10 | +34.3 | -10 | +1.6 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | UNI | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | +13.6 | 2/10 | -34.6 | +48 | -4.3 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 07 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | GEE | 4. | 19 | 43 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | +9.3 | 3/10 | +9.5 | -0 | +2.8 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 21 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | ESS | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +12.1 | 2/10 | +5.5 | +7 | -1.1 | +11.0 | ≡ |